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US declines to back Saudi Arabia in Yemen after meeting Houthi leaders

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Image showing Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a tense exchange amid the US decision to avoid direct military intervention in Yemen and the Houthi advance.

US declines to back Saudi Arabia in Yemen after meeting Houthi leaders US officials held secret talks with Houthi representatives in Oman over the weekend as Houthi forces expanded their control along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Oman helped arrange the meeting at the US Embassy in Muscat, while neither side made the discussions public. The … Read more

Saudi Arabia Prepares Sea And Possible Land Offensive Against Houthis

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An image showing Mohammed bin Salman appears before a Saudi flag in a news thumbnail about Saudi Arabia's offensive against the Houthis.

Saudi Arabia Prepares Sea And Possible Land Offensive Against Houthis Saudi Arabia is preparing a broader military response against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis as tensions in the Red Sea continue to intensify. According to Yemeni sources, Riyadh is weighing a strategy that could combine expanded naval operations with a possible ground offensive in central Yemen. The … Read more